Casting his vote

Casting his vote

Tribune file photo

Chicago Ald. Leon Despres casts his vote at a Hyde Park polling place during city elections on Feb. 24, 1959. Despres won the 5th Ward aldermanic race that year. He was first voted into office in April 1955.

Chicago Ald. Leon Despres casts his vote at a Hyde Park polling place during city elections on Feb. 24, 1959. Despres won the 5th Ward aldermanic race that year. He was first voted into office in April 1955. (Tribune file photo)

Chicago Ald. Leon Despres casts his vote at a Hyde Park polling place during city elections on Feb. 24, 1959. Despres won the 5th Ward aldermanic race that year. He was first voted into office in April 1955.Tribune file photo